La Trappe Dubbel (Koningshoeven / Dominus)
Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.

 

 

750ml Bottle - Pours a deep chocolate brown with 1.5 finger tan head that dissipates within a few moments. Very sweet aroma of dark dried fruit and sweet malts. Taste follows the nose and it's a very sweet malty beer with notes of dried fruit and a moderate spice. A beautiful rich dubbel. Overall, it goes down easily. A very enjoyable dubbel.

Poured from a 33cl/330ml (11.1586 oz) bottle into a tulip glass, date on bottle is "05-2024"

APPEARANCE: pours a dark brown color and somewhat opaque with one-finger tan head that quickly dissipated until a ring of small bubbles remained around the rim, medium carbonation, there is very little lacing on the glass.

SMELL: initially sweet molasses, dark fruit like figs and raisins, black licorice, chewy bread and there is some nutmeg spice.

TASTE: the taste follows the nose precisely, initially sweet molasses, then dark fruit like figs and raisins, some black licorice, chewy bread and nutmeg spice.

PALATE: medium carbonation and medium body.

OVERALL: this is a delightful Dubbel, I would buy again and recommend to anyone who enjoys the style but there other Dubbels I prefer to this one so would not necessarily seek it out again. It was overly sweet and not as complex or balanced as others I have had.

750 ml bottle into a goblet. Secret code L22A21. Had 9/4/21.

Pours a ruby brown, semi- opaque, with a one and a half inch head of creamy foam with great retention and lots of foamy lacing. Aromas of grapes, plums, caramel, malt, some brown sugar, light spices- cloves for one. Smells floral. Flavors of plums, malt, caramel, brown sugar, some grapes, light spices- again, cloves, a light floral hop bitterness. Smooth, a little creamy, a very good medium body, well carbonated.

Solid from top to bottom. Seems more fruity than typical for the style, with a strong malt base. Very enjoyable.

 

Bottled in 2021. Beautifully aged with hints of dates and fruit. A good bitterness. Excellent!

 

Pours a nut brown color with a huge, beige head atop.

Smells of caramelized creme brulee, earthy, spicy toffee and milk chocolate.

Has a well developed carbonation among a light and refreshing mouthfeel.

Tastes of rustic toffee, spicy licorice and well nuanced milk chocolate, together with a good amount of sweet rock sugar. The effervescent carbonation in this tones down the overall sweetness of the beer, adding a well deceloped refreshment to the flavors. Finishes with toffee covered grains, bakers chocolate and a well dosed spiciness.

This features a sweet Dubbel with an intriguing spiciness to it, in which the chocolate adds a solid complexity.

 

 

 

dark red, almost brown. small lacing.

Smells very sweet, with aromas of raisins, biscuits, figs, dark bananas, vanilla.
Tastes sweet, with flavors following the nose.
Finishes with sweetness, almost no bitterness.
I like its sweetness, but feels a bit light-bodied. I thought the smell was its strongest point.

I think I prefer Rochefort 6 or Westmalle dubbel over it.

Smell is cool and sweet— cherry, orange peel, vanilla, spice, and a hint of rose. Taste is similar. Upfront caramel and vanilla become fruity, with cherry and fig and orange, a hint of banana and then a hint of bread crust on the finish. Carbonation is high. Quite good, more complex than it seems to get credit for.

Look - poured into a 250ml chalice (came with beer set). Dark amber in color, a nice two finger head that mostly dissipates, leaving behind moderate lacing.

Smell - dried fruits, Belgian yeast, some toffee/caramel notes and also some warm spices. lots of complexity.

Taste - most of the complexities from the smell is there, though it tastes lighter than i anticipated. a nice mix of flavors described earlier, along with a bit of brown sugar. slight metallic aftertaste. finish long with lingering flavors.

Feel - medium bodied (leaning on medium-full side). average carbonation, and standard in ABV for the style at 7%.

Overall - this is a really classic representation of the style, and a tasty intro beer in the 4 pack (and the lightest in ABV). eager to try the rest.

 

Pours a large frothy 1+ finger off-white head with moderate retention, good soapy lacing, dark hazy molasses to auburn-brown color

Nose big sweet biscuity toffee and Belgian sweet brown malts, dark candi sugar with some mild phenols and perfumey alcohol, lots of fruity esters with fig, date, candied banana, prune, some baking spices as well almost cinnamon and some holiday spice notes

Taste brings more Belgian dark malts, toasted brown malts, biscuity, with some toffee and Belgian candi sugar, rich chewy malts, toasted sweet bread crust, lots of fruity esters again with fig, raisin, date, prune, more candied banana, more baking and holiday spices with phenols, light perfumey alcohol, a touch syrupy, more biscuity toffee late, candied dark fruit, and semi sweet semi dry finish and a touch sticky

Mouth is fuller bod, a touch syrupy with a hint of alcohol, high frothy carb

Overall pretty good dubble, all the nice esters and phenols, plenty of good fruits and malts, sweet characters without being too syrupy, good in general, but there are better